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Hey guys, I currently have a 560 ti running two monitors, but it doesn't support a third as far as I know. I want to have a third monitor if possible, and my motherboard has one VGA slot with onboard graphics. It's an ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS. It has a 760G chipset and Radeon 3000 graphics. Do you think there is any chance I could run a third monitor from it? Keep in mind I'll only be playing 1080p off the 560 ti.

System specs:  CPU: AMD Phenom II x3 705e unlocked to x4 overclocked to 2.8GHz   |   MB: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS   |   Cooler: Hyper 212+   |   GPU: MSI GTX 560ti OC to 910Mhz   |   RAM: 8GB PNY DDR3 1333   |   HDDS: WD Caviar Blue 320GB, Hitachi 500GB HDD   |   PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W   |   Peripherals: Microsoft wireless mouse, old mac keyboard, ASUS VS238H, Gateway FPD2275W, some speakers, Logitech Driving Force Pro

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You can run three monitors with older cards if you had a second one. And yes, it should work just fine.

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No, you can't run a third monitor from onboard graphics if you are using a discrete card. I've looked into this for a monitor of mine, they share a path on the MB and cant be used at the same time. 

 

EDIT: I actually do remember finding that it did work with on particular type of motherboard.... The H67 I believe?

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